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Introduction Before You Start 1 The Canon PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers enable users of Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 to print from any Windows application and make full use of their Canon printers. (Although the machines supported by these printer drivers have multiple functions, they will be referred to as "printers" in this guide.) Canon provides you with three types of printer drivers: Adobe Systems' PS (PostScript) 3 emulation printer driver, Hewlett-Packard's PCL (Printer Control Language) printer driver, which includes the PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers, and Canon's UFR II (Ultra Fast Rendering II) printer driver. ■ PS The PS printer driver is well-suited for printing from Adobe Systems software, and offers superior performance for printing high-quality text and graphics. ■ PCL The PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers can be used with most kinds of business application software. The PCL5c printer driver is for color printers, while the PCL5e and PCL6 printer drivers are for black-and-white printers. PCL 6 is an advanced version of PCL5e, and offers superior printing quality and speed. The PCL5e and PCL6 printer drivers provided as standard with black-and-white printers. ■ UFR II Using the UFR II printer driver, the various data processing tasks conventionally executed within the printer are appropriately divided between the host PC and the printer to greatly reduce the overall printing time. The workload can be delegated to match the output data, thus realizing a significant increase in speed through optimization. You can update your printer driver software and acquire information about Canon products on the Canon home page (http://www.usa.canon.com). Driver software is updated every few months. IMPORTANT • The available printer drivers may vary, depending on the machine and the version of Windows that you are using. • For information on the machines supported by the PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers, see "Supported Canon Products," on p. 1-3. 1-2 Introduction

Section	Page
How This Manual Is Organized	5
Contents	6
Preface	11
How to Use This Manual	11
Symbols Used in This Manual	11
Keys and Buttons Used in This Manual	11
Displays Used in This Manual	12
Abbreviations Used in This Manual	13
Legal Notices	14
Trademarks	14
Copyright	14
Disclaimers	15
Before You Start	17
Introduction	18
Supported Canon Products	19
System Requirements	25
Where to Find Help	26
Getting Started	27
Installing the Software	28
Installing the Printer Driver	28
USB Connection Installation (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003)	50
Installing the Canon Driver Information Assist Service	59
Updating the Existing Printer Drivers	61
Updating the Alternate Printer Driver (Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003)	66
Uninstalling the Printer Driver	69
Setting Up the Printer Configuration	71
Configuring Automatically	71
Configuring Manually	74
Configuring the Device Function Settings	76
Configuring the Controller Version	76
Configuring the Device Functions	79
Printing a Document	81
Basic Print Options	83
Accessing the Printer Properties Dialog Box	85
Windows 98/Me	85
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003	87
Using Profiles for Printing	90
What Is a Profile?	90
Selecting a Profile for Printing	90
Adding or Editing Profiles	91
Adding or Editing Profiles in the Profile Sheet (Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003)	92
Scaling a Document	95
Scaling a Document Automatically	95
Scaling a Document Manually	96
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet	98
Two-Sided Printing	100
Specifying the Finishing Options	102
Selecting a Finishing Option	102
Booklet Printing	105
Using Creep Correction for Booklet Printing	107
Printing with Mixed Paper Sizes	110
Specifying the Paper Source	113
Printing All the Pages from the Same Paper Source	114
Printing the First, Body, and Last Pages from Different Paper Sources	115
Printing the First, Second, Body, and Last Pages from Different Paper Sources	116
Printing the Cover and Body Pages of a Booklet from Different Paper Sources (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003)	117
Printing on Transparencies	119
Using Cover or Sheet Insertion Options	120
Adding Front or Back Covers to the Document (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003)	120
Inserting Sheets into the Document (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003)	124
Inserting Tab Paper (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003)	128
Creating Tabs	132
Printing on Custom Paper	135
Registering Custom Paper	135
Printing on Custom Paper	137
Printing on Local Standard Paper	138
Printing a Banner Page with a Print Job (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003)	141
Special Print Options	145
Overlay Printing	146
What Is Overlay Printing?	146
Overlay Printing Using a Form File on Host	147
Overlay Printing Using a Form File on Device	152
Specifying the Print Quality	164
What Is an Objective?	164
Selecting and Editing an Objective	165
Sending Document Data to a User Inbox or Mail Box	168
Getting User Inbox or Mail Box Names	168
Sending a Document to a User Inbox or Mail Box	169
Registering a Document as an Image Form	175
Secured Printing	178
Editing Multiple Print Documents Together (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003)	181
Promoting a Print Job	183
Job Accounting Feature	185
Job Accounting Overview	185
Specifying the ID and Password	186
Printing with Job Accounting (Windows 98/Me)	188
Printing with Job Accounting (Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003)	189
Specifying the Color and Grayscale Settings	191
About the Color and Grayscale Settings	191
Color Printing	192
Grayscale Printing	195
Appendix	199
Additional Software	200
Canon Port Setting Tool	200
Device Status Extension (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003)	201
Operational Requirements and Restrictions in the Microsoft Cluster Server Environment	202
When Installing the Printer Driver	202
When Installing the Canon Driver Information Assist Service	202
PCL Driver Functions List	206
Local Standard Paper Sizes List	208
Glossary	214

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Introduction

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Before You Start

Introduction

The Canon PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers enable users of Microsoft

Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or

Windows Server 2003 to print from any Windows application and make full use of

their Canon printers. (Although the machines supported by these printer drivers

have multiple functions, they will be referred to as "printers" in this guide.)

Canon provides you with three types of printer drivers: Adobe Systems' PS

(PostScript) 3 emulation printer driver, Hewlett-Packard's PCL (Printer Control

Language) printer driver, which includes the PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer

drivers, and Canon's UFR II (Ultra Fast Rendering II) printer driver.

■

The PS printer driver is well-suited for printing from Adobe Systems software, and offers

superior performance for printing high-quality text and graphics.

■

PCL

The PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers can be used with most kinds of business

application software. The PCL5c printer driver is for color printers, while the PCL5e and

PCL6 printer drivers are for black-and-white printers. PCL 6 is an advanced version of

PCL5e, and offers superior printing quality and speed. The PCL5e and PCL6 printer

drivers provided as standard with black-and-white printers.

■

UFR II

Using the UFR II printer driver, the various data processing tasks conventionally executed

within the printer are appropriately divided between the host PC and the printer to greatly

reduce the overall printing time. The workload can be delegated to match the output data,

thus realizing a significant increase in speed through optimization.

You can update your printer driver software and acquire information about Canon

products on the Canon home page (http://www.usa.canon.com). Driver software is

updated every few months.

IMPORTANT

•

The available printer drivers may vary, depending on the machine and the version of

Windows that you are using.

•

For information on the machines supported by the PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer

drivers, see "Supported Canon Products," on p. 1-3.